Customer Reviews

Manga Mania Video Games: How to Draw The Characters & Environments of Manga Video Games

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Fantastic all-inclusive book that advanced my drawing techniques in Manga character sketching as well as drastically changed the way I drew video game characters. The book

is full with examples of the various Manga in a range of dispositions, moods, temperaments etc. Not only does the book give a good background on the characters, but goes into special affect, setting & environment and concludes with a great section on computer imaging.

The pictures in this book were too cartoony and 1990s for what I was looking for. I was hoping for a look at more of today's videogame characters as I thought it would help out my brother with his drawing and computer illustrating techniques. So, unless you are looking for old school cartoons, you do not want this book.

This book is incredibly well organized and put together. Each section is extraordinarily written and as a whole the book is a Manga instructional classic. As Christopher Hart says, "It all starts with an artist and a pencil" and this book guides you through from the start of the creative process to the finished product.